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Chicago Cardinal Francis George, an icon of a conservatism suddenly out of favor

By David Gibson

c. 2015 Religion News Service (RNS) The death of Cardinal Francis George at age 78 on Friday (April 17) was not unexpected. The powerful archbishop of Chicago...

Half of U.S. states consider right-to-die legislation

By Malak Monir

c. 2015 USA Today More than a dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, are considering controversial medically assisted death legislation this year. The...

Parents of murdered boy want life for Boston bomber

G. Jeffrey MacDonald

c. 2015 USA Today BOSTON – Parents of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings of April 2013, called on the government...

Oklahoma attorney general wants private citizens to distribute religious literature in schools

By Greg Horton

c. 2015 Religion News Service OKLAHOMA CITY (RNS) After a series of challenges to the distribution of Gideon Bibles in the state’s school districts...

The long and contentious duel between Rome and American nuns: A timeline

By David Gibson

c. 2015 Religion News Service (RNS) The long and often contentious duel between the Vatican and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious came to an...

Vatican ends controversial investigation of US nuns with olive branch

By David Gibson

c. 2015 Religion News Service (RNS) The Vatican on Thursday (April 16) officially ended a controversial seven-year investigation of American nuns with a face...

Panel offers pastors advice on becoming ‘ministers of reconciliation’ in African American communities

By Christopher Hutton

c. 2015 Religion News Service ORLANDO, Fla. (RNS) Christian ministers should establish relationships with law enforcement, seek ways to become moral...

Pope Francis throws the weight of his office behind tackling climate change

By David Gibson

c. 2015 Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) The Vatican is set to host a major conference on climate change this month that will feature leading researchers...

What role should people of faith play in the 2016 presidential campaign? (commentary)

By Tom Ehrich

c. 2015 Religion News Service (RNS) As presidential candidacies multiply and campaigning accelerates, we can expect much tawdriness to occur. These are...

Nigeria marks one year since Boko Haram kidnapped schoolgirls

By Fredrick Nzwili

c. 2015 Religion News Service (RNS) Nigerians on Tuesday staged ceremonies to remember the 219 schoolgirls abducted by the militant group Boko Haram in Chibok...

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